"The Corbomite Maneuver" is a first season episode of the science fiction television series, Star Trek, first aired November 10, 1966, and repeated May 11, 1967. It is episode No. 10, production No. 3, the first regular episode of Star Trek produced after the two pilots, although it was aired later in the season. Written by Jerry Sohl, directed by Joseph Sargent, and created and produced by Gene Roddenberry, the storyline describes how the USS Enterprise encounters a massive and powerful alien starship and its unusual pilot.